116 of the
7,303 complaints filed about the Pontiac Grand Prix
are about the seat belts —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1998.
I AM DRIVING DOWN HWY 311 IN HOUMA, LA. I WENT AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS MY CAR WENT INTO PASSING GEAR I HEAR A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I STOPPED AND PUT GAS IN MY CAR. AS I'M DRIVING DOWN SAVANNE ROAD I HEAR THE NOISE AGAIN. AS I'M DRIVING THE NOISE GETS LOUDER AND WORSE. ON JUNE 10, 2020 THE CAR STARTS GETTING HOT SO I PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. SMOKE STARTS COMING OUT THE HOOD AND WATER IS ALL OVER THE GROUND. CAN'T FIND WHERE THE WATER SPEWED OUT AT OR A CRACK OR ANYTHING. FANS ARE CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS. CAR WOULDN'T START. GET IT STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT STRAIGHT HOME. THE BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT IN THE ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE MARCH 2013. AC GOES OUT. I FIX IT. IT WORKS A WEEK OR 2 AND STOPS AGAIN. ABS LIGHT IS ON BUT A MECHANIC CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON NO MATTER WHAT. THE PIECES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOORS HAVE FALLEN OFF, ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE STARTING IT. CHANGED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT AND THE HOUSINGS FOR THEM ARE HORRIBLE. THE SUNROOF LEAKS INTO THE DOME LIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK DOWN AND I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH IT TO GET IT UP TO BUCKLE IT. THE WHOLE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND ON THE LIST OF WORST CARS NUMBERS 1 THRU 20 WITH OTHERS AFTER. I'M GETTING RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER BUYING ANOTHER PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT.
NHTSA complaint #11328279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN VEERED OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED INTO A PINE TREE, AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SNAPPED AS THE VEHICLE FLIPPED. THE CONTACT AND OTHER DRIVER WERE BOTH EVALUATED AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A BROKEN ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH OR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,000.
NHTSA complaint #11271562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION FAILURE AND A FUSE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 00V228000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILED INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE A DEALER TO SERVICE THE TWO RECALL REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA complaint #11012661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON MARCH 16TH 2016 WHILE ON THE WAY TO A DOCTORS APPT. WE TRIED TO USED THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT,HOWEVER WE COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT TO PULL OUT SO WE COULD USE IT. ON THE WAY TO THE DRS. OFFICE WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR. WHEN WE GOT TO DRS. OFFICE WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SO WE LET THE CAR SIT THERE UNTIL AFTER THE APPT. WHEN WE GOT BACK TO CAR WE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND ANY OIL OF WATER LEAK, SO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ME BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND STOPPED RUNNING,SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AT ALL. SO I HELPED HE TURN THE CAR OFF TO ROAD TO THE SHOULDER UNTIL IT STOPPED. AFTER LOOKING I NOTICED THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP I DROVE THE CAR ON HOME, AND THAT'S WHERE IT SITS NOW!!! PLEASE HELP!!! [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
NHTSA complaint #10849958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWNHILL INTO AN INTERSECTION, JUMPED A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUSHES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, LEG, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS PREGNANT, WAS RELEASED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABDOMINAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND RESULTED IN PREMATURE BIRTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
NHTSA complaint #10811146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT IN PLACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10795174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG INDICATOR FLICKERED WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SECURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 4/17/2015
NHTSA complaint #10632814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, COMING AROUND CURVE AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL/ STEER TO THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE TURN.... CRASHED HEAD ON WITH A DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK. CAR IS TOTALLED. HUSBAND WAS RUSHED TO EMERGENCY ROOM WITH A CONCUSSION, CERVICAL SPRAIN, AND HIP CONTUSION. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10614696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEATBELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE SEATBELT WAS LATCHED AND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
NHTSA complaint #10608744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON 28TH STREET WHICH HAS TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION PLUS A TURNING LANE. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE LEFT LANE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. AS WE CAME UP TO THE STOPPED CAR A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED LEFT INTO OUR LANE TRYING TO CROSS BOTH LANES. HE CAME ACROSS PRETTY FAST AND WE HIT THE FRONT LEFT BUMPER PRETTY MUCH DEAD CENTER. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD HE WAS JUST TO CLOSE TO AVOID HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP RIGHT AWAY THEY EXTENDED TO FAR OUT BEFORE THEY LOCKED. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BENT UP MY GLASSES AND MY STOMACH AND FROM MY MIDDLE BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF MY HIP WHERE THE BUCKLE IS. I'VE BEEN HAVING A HEADACHE, BLURRY VISION AND MISERABLE EYE PAIN AND PAIN DOWN MY NECK AND TINGLING FINGERS. ER DOC SAID SPRAINED NECK AND BACK. MY WIFE HAS HUGE BRUISES ACROSS HER BODY. SHE IS SUFFERING FROM NECK PAIN,HEAD PAIN,HEADACHES,LEG PAIN, PELVIC PAIN AND IS NAUSEOUS AND HAS BEEN VOMITING. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO PUSH THE TRUCK ABOUT 15 FEET SIDEWAYS. IT RIPPED HOOK FROM THE HOOD AND BENT THE HOOD UP.THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER GOT PUSHED BACK INTO DOOR SO HARD TO OPEN AND FENDER WAS CAVED IN WHEN DOOR WAS PRIED OPEN. THE BATTERY BOX WAS BENT. WIPERS WERE BENT, WINDSHIELD GOT BROKE. THE BUMPER AND GRILLED WAS PUSHED BACK AND AIR VENTS RIPPED FREE. HEADLIGHTS WERE BROKEN. INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. I ASKED THE GUY AT THE LOT WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AND HE SAID HE WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUS TO HIM THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE SENSOR HAD BEEN HIT. OF COURSE WAITING THE WEEK LIKE THE ER DOC SAID TO WAIT TO SEE OUR OWN DOCS AND BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND JUST DELAY THINGS. MY LAPTOP SCREEN GOT BROKE AND SO MUCH IS GOING TO COME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THEY THAN TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY SALES TAX ON THE MONEY I'M GETTING FOR THE CAR. *TR UPDATED 1/28/2015
NHTSA complaint #10608436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROVIDE RESTRAINT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRASH WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES, HEADACHES, LOW BACK AND LEG PAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD A HERNIATED DISC. UPDATED 4/30/2015
NHTSA complaint #10607871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10501984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BEAT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
NHTSA complaint #10465820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL WHILE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM GOES OFF, EVEN WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED. THE CLOCK AND RADIO DISPLAY LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. UPDATED 10/21/11
NHTSA complaint #10426721 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME THE MAN STARTED TO GO THROUGH A YELLOW LIGHT AND INSTEAD IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I COULD NOT HIT MY BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO PREVENT HITTING THE CARAVAN IN FRONT OF ME AND THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED MY FRONT AIR BAGS, WHICH IT DID NOT. IN ADDITION, I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON AND IT LOOSENED AND MY HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE CAR CAUSING MY HEAD TO HAVE A CUT AND START BLEEDING AND MY LEFT SIDE AFTER GOING TO THE ER AND HAVING X-RAYS, WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE TISSUE BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT FROM THE SEAT BELT AND MY AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I NEED A FRONT END CAP TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND BEING ON DISABILITY WITH TWO CHILDREN, AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND I FEEL THAT PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MY PARTS AND LABOR SO I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10325620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRUCK IN-FRONT OF HIM MADE A SUDDEN STOP; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DASH BOARD AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE NEW HOLLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE 852 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
NHTSA complaint #10314076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND PROPERLY SECURE THE OCCUPANTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2009. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME SHE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER QUOTED HER AN INSPECTION PRICE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,336 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
NHTSA complaint #10269135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AT THE COST OF $160.68. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,499 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,550.
NHTSA complaint #10265131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.